Battery keeps dying

Okay so I have had two sets of lightbars powered up to my battery as well as subwoofers... I have halo headlights but have them powered into my fuse box... My battery has started to die about a month ago.. I got a refurbished battery but that only lasted me about a week... I got a battery from a buddy of mine that has plenty of life in it.. That died as well.. So, I put the refurbished battery and bam.. It worked.. I figured it would be best to disable the two light bars from my battery so I did and that has helped for about 3 weeks and now my battery has died again and idk what else could be happening.. I am a college student and can't afford to miss anymore classes due to a dead battery... PLEASE HELP!!!

 

Typically there are 3 causes of a dead battery.
1) bad battery
2) constant drain by a poorly installed accessory
3) bad alternator

If you've gone through multiple batteries you can safely rule out 1. Assuming your lights and subs are properly wired and are off and not draining the battery, then I'm betting your alternator is bad. Go to any oriley/autozone type auto parts store and they can test your alternator for free and let you know for sure. In the mean time park your truck on a battery charger.

 

Sounds great! I also hear a clicking noise that comes from my fuse box area.. Could that be anything ? It happens when my truck is dead and all my interior lights go off as well..

 

Is the clicking noise when you are trying to start the truck?

 

No.. The truck engine will not even turn a little bit.. The horn would blow too but I took out the fuse so I didn't have to deal with the annoying tone... It clicks from the fuse box area though.. Not sure if that is normal during a dead battery or what

 

It is normal to have clicking and no turn over on a dead battery. The clicking is the starter solenoid engaging, but the battery doesn't have enough power to turn the starter. Not sure what the horn deal is, unless it is somehow tied to the alarm?

 

Could be! Ima go by autozone tomorrow and see what the deal is! I'll be sure to post the solution.. Thank you for all your help!

 

Multiple used shitty batteries.

I'd start by unhooking all of the extra crap you've added and see if that fixes the problem.

I'm guessing the horn blowing is due to the alarm losing power during trying to start with a dead battery.

 

If it is your battery, don't purchase one from autozone. Their batteries are garbage and even an employee suggested I purchase one elsewhere. Interstate batteries are recommended by many in the audio industry. You obviously pay more, but the battery will usually last five years at the minimum. I went with a super start from O'Reily's and everything is going smooth.

 

i had some issues with starting and it turned out to be shitty connections. it would drive fine then wouldnt start and when jumper cables were on it acted like a dead battery. spend some time on your battery connections, spread them open a bit and clean them well also check to see if wires are loose.

 

Many of the batteries sold by mass marketers(AZ, O'Reilley's. etc.) are just that. There was a time when AZ would simply test the battery; then make a determination then and there if it was in deed defective. Some years back they got into playing a game where they insist on charging the battery for several hrs. You come back and you're told...NO...we need to keep charging. Come back later...same story. That was it for me and AZ.

Costco -> Interstate - $79 + tax and a core charge if you don't have a battery to turn in. 3 yr. full replacement warranty. When you bring it in they simply give you another battery. No questions asked.

 

Sounds like you've got a parasitic drain. Here's a pretty good link that shows how to fix that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF1gijj03_0

I'd start by checking all of the aftermarket stuff you installed yourself. Those are most likely to be the cause of the drain (no offense).